This week, the budget cutting battle escalated with President Obama offering up a new proposal that included cuts to programs that assist the working poor and help the needy heat their homes. The Republicans countered by passing a bill that, among other things, would take police officers off the streets, teachers out of classrooms, and children out of Head Start. This week also brought the one-year anniversary of the Afghanistan surge -- a strategy that has failed to meet its goal of turning around a war for which we continue to pay an extraordinary price in lives, money, and our national security. So, once again, addressing suffering here at home takes a back seat to nation building abroad -- our leaders' perverted priorities on full display.
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This week, the budget cutting battle escalated with President Obama offering up a new proposal that included cuts to programs that assist the working poor and help the needy heat their homes. The Republicans countered by passing a bill that, among other things, would take police officers off the streets, teachers out of classrooms, and children out of Head Start. This week also brought the one-year anniversary of the Afghanistan surge -- a strategy that has failed to meet its goal of turning around a war for which we continue to pay an extraordinary price in lives, money, and our national security. So, once again, addressing suffering here at home takes a back seat to nation building abroad -- our leaders' perverted priorities on full display.
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